Fountain-brush.



J. B. FESLER.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED )ULY9. 1915.

I Patented July 4, 1916.

. .--UNITED STATES PATENT 'oFFIoE,

Joni. BARLOW roon'mni-nnusn I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Join. B. Fnsnnn, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lmprovements-in fountain brushes, that is to say, brushes comprising a reservoir for soap, mucilage,

ink, paint or the like.

The particular brush herein illustrated and described is particularly intended for use as a shaving brush, though suitable for other uses as well, and comprises improvements'over the brushes illustrated and described in my patents Nos. 904,190, dated November 17, 1908, 1,006,641, dated October 24,1911, and 1,067,596, dated July 15,

, end of the bristle-tuft-ferrule, or holder,

whereby-proper insertion of the feed tube into the bristle tuft is insured when the bristle tuft is placed within the handle, means for preventing rotation of the reservoi'r withinthe handle, and other features,

all as hereinafter. described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

,; The objects of my invention-areto' improve and simplify fountain brushes, and particularly to facilitateaemoval of the bristle tufts of such brushes from the handle and the connection of such bristletufts to -the handle, and to prevent rotation of the tral vertical section reservoir within the handle. 7

' I will now proceed to describe my'invem tion with reference vto the accompanying. drawings, and will then point out the novel 1 features in claims In said drawings shows a denbrush constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2sh'ows; a perspect1ve 'iele vation of the lower portion ofthef-bristle' tuft and a fragmentary central yertical section of the cooperating upper portion 'ofthe I handle of the brush, "the said parts being- I p p pawsthe. a e i mle 6 am We 5 1.

shown separated but positioned for connec-- Specification of Letters Patent.

' scribed FESLER, OF NEW YORK,- N. Y., ASSIGNOR '10 EESLER SALES COMPANY,

OF NEW YORK, N.- Y., A CORP ORA TION OF DELAWARE.

tion one to the other. Fig. 3 shows a perspective elevation of the lower portion of the handle and of the end cap for thathandle and the hand piece on such end cap,, the end cap and handle being shown somewhat separated. Fig. 4 shows achorizontal 1 section of the brush on the line w-w of Fig. 1, looking downward; the reservoir being omitted. Fig. 5 showsa top View of the reservoir.

In the drawings, 1 designates the-bristle of the hollow handle, and 4 designates a ferrule fitting into and secured inthe up-- per end of the handle 3 and adapted to re- ,ceive the bristle holder 2, and 'tohold the same firmly, yet in such manner as to permit the bristle tuft with its bristle holder to bio removed from the-handle, when do sire 1 Patented Jami 1,1916.

Application filed July 9, 191 5. SerialNo. 38,909.

5 designates a central tube' secured to, and

in effect forming a part of, the bristle holder 2, through which tube the-flexible feed tube 60f the brush passes into'the bristle tufti 1 7 designates a removable reservoir'within the/handle, and. to which thefeed tube 6'is connected, as hereinafter described, 5 to be in eflect a part of that 'rese'rvoij 8' designates an end cap for'the handle in this case arranged to be connected to they] handle by Jneans of bayonet-joint grooves 8 adapted to e age bayonet-joint projee tions Er -formed on the handle 3,,such end;

cap 8 serving' to hold the reservoir 7 info" I place; and 9*designa'tes a hand piece ro -if tatably mounted ;upon this end cap 8, and. to which-is connected the feed screw 10 ex{ tending up. into ;;the=interior of the reS8P voir 7 and having-mounted upon it a piston 11 adapted toforcethe plastic contents .ofllth i fieservoir into the, feed tube 6.

brushl herein: illustrated and -de- .;particularly intended for use inT "barberishop's and the like, Where attention is paid to sterilization of the brushes as Well, f; as "otherlshaving-equipment. In such cases, geachbarber-,is-commonly provided with av ga'j-fountain shaving I numberof bristl'e tufts 1,-each havixil a fer- 1 1 rule or a bristle holder 2, which bristle tufts except when in, use, are kept immersed in a customer the barberv takes one of these tlei tufts efroni the' sterilizing contain its as tuft, 2 designates a ferrule constituting the bristle holder,3 designates the mainportion in a brush in 1'55 tended to be handle. it is desirable that such bristle tuft shall capable of being; connected to the handle quickly, also that the bristle tuft may be detached. readily from he handle after the barber has finished using iton that particular customer. To this endl have provided the bristle-tuft-holder with a groove 41 near its base, adapted to be engaged by spring tongues provided ina ferrule e secured in the top portion of the handle 3 and 'in effect forming apart of that handle. The

ends of these spring tongues are provided with inwardly projcctin portions, as shown particularly in l ig, 2, which are adapted to enga e the groove a l in t 1e bristle holder 2. .lt Wlli be that this form of catch is of such nature that the bristle holder 2, when inserted in the end of the handle 3, may be pushed down until the ends of the spring tongues 42 engage the groove 41, whereby the bristle tuft will be held. firmly within the handle; nevertheless the bristle uuft, with its ferrule 2, may be pulled out from the handle readily, the spring tongues 42 Heretofore, the ferrules 2 of these bristle tufts have usually been arranged to screw into the end of the handle; a construe ion which is suitable, and

indeed preferable, when the bristle tuft is to i be removed rarely, if at all, from the handle, but when bristle tuft is to be removed frequently from the hands, the construction above described, permittn the bristle tuft to be removed by a straight line pull, and to be reinserted by merely pushing it into the handle, is much. to be preferred.

In quickly placing a bristle tuft into a handle, as above described, there is a possib'ilitv that, if'the base of the ferrule 2 be not properly constructed for the purpose, the feed tube 6, instead of enteringpropm'ly into the bristle tuft, may be doubled over and folded clown. have provided the bottom of the ferrule 2 with the dome shaped bottom portion 4-4 which. is adapted to guide the end or the feed tube 1'5 into the tube 5, when the base of the bristle tulit is inserted into the handle.

It is desirable that means shall be provided for preventing rotation ol lho reservoir '7 within the handle, when the banal piece is turned to advance the pi" n ii. In former patents and patent applications it have illustrated the end cap 8 for the handle as screw-councctcd to the handle, and. arranged to press the reservoir up within the handle against the bottom of the bristle tuft. But, l have found it extremely dir'iicult to obtain reservoirs T of exactly uniform length. These reservoirs are commonly formed of glass, and it is well known that diliicuit to get large numbers of tubes of the same long, l which the br. ,1

removed and incense in combination a handle,

handle and 'lloguard against this I 1 wardly turned flange 25, and the feed tube 6 (which usually is of rubber) has a broad base portion 24 adapted to fit over such flange 25; and to further hold the feed tube to the reservoir, a metal cap 26, "centrally perforated for the passage of the feed tube 6, is applied above the base 24 of the feed tube and its edge is pressed or spun over the edge of the flange 25", so holding-the feed tube firmly in lace on the reservoir, and making it practically impossible to remove this feed tube from the reservoir, except by mutilation of the said metal cap 26. In the top of this metal cap I provide grooves 26, which are separated by undepressed portions 27 of the cap. I provide the handle 3 with a plate 45 having projections 45 adapted to enter these grooves 26, when the reservoir is pressed into the handle, and thereby to l 00k the reservoir against rotation; for, if the reservoir be turned at all within the bandle, these projections 45 engagethe projections 27 of the reservoir checking such rotation of the reservoir. The plate 45 acts as a. stop to prevent the reservoir from moving upward when the hand piece 9 is rotated to thrust upward the piston 1.

/Vhat I claim is:

1. A fountain shaving brush comprising a bristle. tuft insertible into and removable from one end of said handle,

tation of said reservoir with respect to said handle, said rcscrvoir'also having a feed tube extending into said bristle tuft, a piston withiusaid reservoir and screw means for :ulvancing said piston, and means secured to said handle and projectingil'iward and engaging said reservoir cap and arrai'igcd to prevent rotation thereof during the actuation of said screw means.

2, Aifountain shaving brush comprising in combination a handle, a bristle tuft insertible into and removable from one end of said handle, and having a base portion, and a ferrule within and forming apart of the handle and provided with a spring leaf formed from the body of such ferrule and projecting inward and arranged to engage such base portion audby such engagement to hold the bristle tuft rcmovably within the handle.

Fountain shaving brush comprising in combination a handle, a reservoir located a reservoir located within said having a top cap structurally screw means for advancing said piston within said reservoir, said reservoir having a cap provided with projections, and said handle having means adapted to engage such projections and thereby to prevent rotation of the reservoir within the handle.

4. A fountain shaving brush comprising in combination a handle, a reservoir located Within said handle and having a piston, and screw means for advancing said piston within said reservoir, said reservoir having a cap provided With circumferentially-incomplete grooves, said handle provided With means adapted to enter such grooves and by engagement With the ends thereof to prevent rotation of the reservoir Within the handle.

5. A reservoir for fountain brushes and the like, comprising a container having at one end a discharge mouth, a feed tube having a base fitting over and engaging the out side of the mouth portion of the receptacle, and an end cap covering such base portion of the feed tube and centrally apertured for age,

the passage of the tubular portion of the feed tube and embracing the mouth portion of said receptacle, saidv end cap provided with means adapted to be engaged by retain ing means for preventing rotation of the receptacle.

6. A fountain shaving brush comprising in combination a hollow handle, a reservoir "located Within handle and having" a piston, and means for advancing said piston Within said reservoir, said handle having also bristle holding means and a partition tween the reservoir and said bristle i102 means, said partition forminga stop to vent upward motion ofthe reservoir when the piston is actuated.

In testimony whereoi I this specification in the presence or". two subscribing witnesses.

JOEL BARLUW Witnesses H. M. MARBLE, PAUL H. FRANKE. 

